# Incident 20180924019209I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42 NG, Bunnell, FL, September 24, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2018, 14:05 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N729PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG (registry code 2990205, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42-ng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4 series (registry code 06400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 42 NG
- Reported engine: AUSTRO E4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total, 180 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180924019209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PIC STATEMENT: PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOS, AS SOON AS WE LIFTED OFF, AT ABOUT 20 FT OFF THE RUNWAY, A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLEW RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIT THE FRONT CANOPY ON THE LEFT SIDE.

## Other reports on N729PA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200304005979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200304005979I), Mar 4, 2020: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42 NG (N729PA), Palm Coast, FL, Minor damage. On March 4th 2020 at approximately 1500 local time [privacy data omitted] was flying N729PA (phxa 806). They were conducting traffic pattern work for runway 24…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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